21 detained in Siirt-based operation due to alleged coup involvement

Twenty-one people have been detained by Turkish police teams as part of an operation based in the eastern province of Siirt against alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement.

The detentions took place across 10 provinces as part of an investigation conducted by the Siirt Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Turkey experienced a military coup attempt on July 15 that killed over 240 people and wounded more than a thousand others. Immediately after the putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen movement.